Q: Is 16,756,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,756,040 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 16,756,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 49 56 70 83 98 103 140 166 196 206 245 280 332 392 412 415 490 515 581 664 721 824 830 980 1,030 1,162 1,442 1,660 1,960 2,060 2,324 2,884 2,905 3,320 3,605 4,067 4,120 4,648 5,047 5,768 5,810 7,210 8,134 8,549 10,094 11,620 14,420 16,268 17,098 20,188 20,335 23,240 25,235 28,840 32,536 34,196 40,376 40,670 42,745 50,470 59,843 68,392 81,340 85,490 100,940 119,686 162,680 170,980 201,880 239,372 299,215 341,960 418,901 478,744 598,430 837,802 1,196,860 1,675,604 2,094,505 2,393,720 3,351,208 4,189,010 8,378,020 and 16,756,040, with no remainder.

Since 16,756,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,756,040, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).